Movie: Albela
Cast: Govinda, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff, and Namrata Shirodhkar
Producer: Kumar S Taurani, Ramesh S Taurani   
Director: Deepak Sareen
Music Directors: Jatin Lalit
Lyricist: Sameer,Rani Malik
Cinematographer: Manmohan Singh
Dialogues Writer: Javed Siddiqui
  

smiling and being joyful. This is his daily lifestyle until one day an astrologer he meets tells him that he will meet a beautiful girl from abroad, a girl that appears only in dreams, and change him, and his life forever. Sure enough, the astrologer's predictions came true. Tony, while waiting for potential customers at the airport, runs into Sonia (Aishwarya Rai). She had just arrived from abroad to search for her mother's grave; and who better to show her around town than Tony (Govinda), who becomes her escort. By this time, he has considered her to be his dream girl. Of course every love story has a wheel. In this case, there are two wheels.
 

Enter the first wheel, Nina (Namrata Shirodkar), Govinda's friend since their childhood days. She has loved Tony since she has known him. While, Sonia who enjoys Tony's amusing and charming company, she is blissfully unaware of Tony true feelings for her.
      
The second wheel makes its way into the story when Sonia goes to Tony's house and sees a frame on his wall of fame. In this frame is an article about Tony, his work as a tour guide. This article has been his

pride and joy. The article was written by Prem (Jackie Shroff). Sonia reads the article and suddenly develops an interest in meeting him. Alas, Tony can do nothing except oblige his dream girl. Throughout their journey Sonia never became aware of the fact that Tony loves her. Tony thinks that she has started to develop an interest because she likes him. He is unaware of the truth. This is when the story takes an unanticipated turn. Govinda plays the character that every person who goes to movie would enjoy. He is energetic, precocious, and utterly lovable. He displays Charlie Chaplinesque humor that is sure to enchant the audiences. He displays a variety of dramatics that only he can do. This certainly would be a tough act to follow for any other actor. Aishwarya Rai's character is a far cry from the roles she is used to playing. Pairing her with such a character is something she has never tried. Still, she plays a pardesi in this movie as well as,

if not better than any other top actress could. Namrata's role has been done in many movies before this one (Sonali Bendre in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai), even though she was a Miss India, she is outshined by once Miss World Aishwarya. Jackie Shroff's role in this movie had yet to be tried by any director. He is mysterious, and also plays the role of a friend and a savior.
 
The film has taken as much as four years in the making, hence several scenes look stale. The producers have left no stones unturned especially when it comes to publicity. But the film fails to live

up to their expectations. The biggest drawback of the film is its screenplay, which leaves many questions unanswered. Sonia, who comes to Malaga in search of her mother's grave, does nothing at all in the process. Instead she shows more interest in seeing  the city. However, the picturesque locales of Austria and Mauritius are awesome. Dialogues are okay, while editing is loose and most of the songs are well tuned.